We are expanding and in 2021 we will have established a community-run tree nursery in every village throughout Likoma Island. Each nursery site aims to plant 2,000 trees, totalling 24,000 trees per year.

We invite you to come and hug some trees or saplings with us. You can plant seeds, care for saplings, or if you’re here in December/January, maybe even help with the re-planting as we move stronger plants to their new homes around the island.

How To Help Now

You can also get involved from far away by donating to the project via the Green Safaris Conservation Foundation website. Just $50 enables us to raise and plant 100 trees!

Guests from all around the world fall in love with this little workshop, where single mothers or ladies caring for orphaned children create awe-inspiring design pieces out of recycled glass and metal.

Pop into this happy space to see chandeliers, cushion covers, and other gorgeous statement pieces being created from reclaimed rubbish. The ladies might even show you how their magic works, and if you’re especially lucky let you have a 'sew’ yourself.

How To Help Now

Head over to Katundu’s website and order yourself something beautiful!

Being able to lay a solid foundation in a child’s education and development early goes a long way in creating bright futures for the young people of Likoma Island. That's why we support several nursery, primary and secondary schools through the employment of teachers, running feeding programs, and providing learning materials.

How To Help Now

If you would like to support one from afar, you can donate via the Green Safaris Conservation Foundation. When on the island, let us take you to one of these happy schools and we promise you will leave feeling inspired! If your luggage isn’t too full when you leave home, you can also pack a fun educational toy or book.

The Tongabezi Trust School’s other name, Tujatane means ‘let us all hold hands together’ and this little school, born in 1996, would not have been possible without supportive hands reaching out from all over the world to help.

The school is run entirely on donations, mostly from Tongabezi guests. All guests are invited to visit, engage with, and learn from our 280 bright, talented students, all who receive a free education and nutritious meals at Tujatane. In fact, if you are only going to do one happy thing during your stay at Tongabezi, we’d suggest it is a tour of this school.

How To Help Now

The Tongabezi Trust School relies on the kindness of travellers. Head to their website if you want to know more about how to donate, and how to keep sending happier, more confident children to brighten Zambia’s future.

Come and explore some of our 1,200 hectares of sweetveld, which is rapidly becoming a fully sustainable, organic community-run farm.

Our team absolutely loves to teach travellers about their sustainable farming techniques, from alley cropping to grazing rotation and even to the home-made fertiliser and pesticide they use. You can personally compare their farming techniques with nearby traditional farming methods. See as the community begins to adopt methods that are not only cheaper and better for the environment, but also provide more growth.

How To Help Now

Donate via the Green Safaris Foundation Fund. If you want us to use the funds for something specific (seeds, gardening utensils, training days for the community) then be sure to mention this and we will keep you updated.

The tours within Simonga Village provide a joyous opportunity for guests to learn, engage and share stories with our wonderful community.

One of our local team will lead the tour, which is conducted in a respectful manner, and will introduce you to people who they know are happy to chat with the group. We encourage you to take the time to get to know the people you meet and to listen to the stories that they have to tell. This is an unforgettable way to experience a small slice of local Zambian life.

How To Help Now

Sponsor our Tongabezi Trust School to continue to uplift this joyful but vulnerable community.

Ila Safari Lodge supports conservation initiatives such as Panthera and the Zambian Carnivore Project in their vital work protecting our Kafue wild cats.

The researchers in turn are incredibly excited to come to Ila and talk through their work with our guests. Sit around a campfire with some of the world’s leading cat conservationists and learn about how they address the immediate threats to species and ecosystems, their tracking and measuring processes, and their local leadership initiatives to ensure positive human-wildlife interactions.

How To Help Now

Guests from Ila Safari Lodge can join us in making a difference for the students and teachers of Chunga Community School by packing much needed supplies like pens, books, posters and sports equipment.

Researchers and wildlife biologists from the Luangwa area are always excited to share their knowledge and findings about conservation in the area with our Shawa Luangwa guests.

Let us know if you’d be interested, and we can invite them to sit around a campfire or cold drink with you as they tell stories about their wildlife experiences and share news of their vital work.